Where does “pernicioso” come from?
pernicioso (Spanish) comes from Latin perniciōsus, from Latin perniciēs, from Latin pernecō, from Latin necō, from Latin nex, from Proto-Italic neks, from Proto-Indo-European neḱs, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
pernicioso (Spanish): pernicious
Ancestry of “pernicioso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | perniciōsus | — |
| 2 | Latin | perniciēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | pernecō | — |
| 4 | Latin | necō | — |
| 5 | Latin | nex | murder, slaughter, killing; violent death |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | neks | death, slaughter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱs | death |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |